ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37419
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| Date: | Thursday 6 February 1986 |
| Time: | 11:37 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N55654 |
| MSN: | 34-7350235 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-C1E6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bismarck, ND -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bismarck, ND (BIS) |
| Fargo, ND (FAR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING OUT OF A LOW CEILING WHEN IT SUDDENLY MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN. ENGINE NOISE SEEMED TO INCREASE MOMENTARILY AND THEN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT DROPPED TO A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. THE TWIN ENGINE ACFT CRASHED INTO A VACANT HOUSE TRAILER DESTROYING THE ACFT. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED 2 FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLES OF THE LEFT ENGINE WERE CLOGGED WITH FOREIGN MATERIAL AND CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT OF THE SAME ENGINE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X32839
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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